Signatures: A-N⁴

Gothic type: p. 70-104 in double columns; title vignette; on verso of t.-p., the arms of the Abp. of Salzburg to whom the work is dedicated

Title and the headings in "Summa et ordo operis" are in red, as are also parts of vignette, arms of the Abp. of Salzburg, and sphere on page preceding text

Revolving diagrams at p. 17, 24, 63, and app., p. [2]

Two detached illustrations to accompany "Instrumentum syderale" in appendix are inserted at end of volume

On p. 2, a globe with Ameri on an island; revolving diagram on p. 63 contains the word America.--Pt. 2 has caption title: Secunda pars principalis huius libri de sum[m]aria necno[n] particulari Europae, Africae: Asize et Americae descriptione.--Ch. 4 (p. 69) De America, begins: America: quae nunc quarta pars terrae dicitur / ab Americo Vespucio eiusde[m] inu[m]etore nomen sortita est. Et non immerito: quoniam mari vndiq clauditur insula appellatur.--On p. 103, Insulae Americae adiacentes

1st edition

For full description see Ortroy, Bibliographie de l'œuvre de Pierre Apian. 1902. no. 22

Excusum Landshutae typis ac formulis D. Joannis Weyssenburgers: impensis Petri Apiani. Anno Christi saluatoris omnium millesimo quingentesimo vicesimo quarto mense janu: Phebo Saturni domicilium possidente. At end of app.: Libri de geographicis principijs finis. Periccto trinoq[ue] deo laudes ingentes. Anno humane salutis. 1524

Provenance: Carolo Brambilla (autograph)

Imprint from colophon

Variant collation?: last gathering containing appendix signed [cross]

Imperfect copy: lacks the two detached illustrations

Dibner gift

With: Henrici Glareani, poetae laureati De geographia liber unus. Basileae : Excudebat Ioannes Faber ..., 1528

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